"Isaacman's path to the role was turbulent. Nominated by President Donald Trump in January, the nomination was abruptly cancelled in May after Trump fell out with Elon Musk - Isaacman was a SpaceX customer - and reinstated in November."
"After nearly a year of historic disruptions to the agency's workforce, facilities, and budget, Mr Isaacman has the opportunity to stabilize and reinvigorate the US space program. Congress is on a path to provide Mr Isaacman with a restored budget that better funds national priorities: returning humans to the Moon, maintaining US leadership in space science and exploration, and training the next generation of scientists and aerospace engineers."
Jared Isaacman was confirmed by the US Senate 67 to 30 as NASA's 15th Administrator after a turbulent nomination that was cancelled in May and reinstated in November. He inherits an agency reeling from a year of budget chaos, rounds of layoffs and resignations, and uncertainty about the role of its centers. Congressional and advocacy efforts restored funding for many threatened missions. The Planetary Society emphasized opportunities to stabilize the program and a restored budget to support lunar return, space science leadership, and workforce training. A leaked Project Athena proposed paying commercial vendors for data and expanding private involvement, and Isaacman's SpaceX ties have raised questions.
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